One pleasure of this quirky, heartfelt novel is the feeling of being in direct conversation with the first-person narrator—an odd, spirited, and no-nonsense woman who speaks up even, one gets the sense, when she ought to know better.... Read More

Romanian author Mihail Sebastian’s The Accident, translated into English here for the first time, is a compelling, mercurial novel. French teacher Nora slips while exiting a tram in 1934 Bucharest, sustains superficial injuries, and is... Read More

The fluidity of the bonds of brotherhood and faith are examined in John Milliken Thompson’s first novel, "The Reservoir", which is based on a true story and focuses on the lives of brothers Tommie and Willie Cluverius in 1885 Richmond,... Read More

Secrets can be toxic—kept too long, they can destroy a person or a whole community, as evinced in this Southern coming-of-age novel by first-time author Matt Matthews. Sixteen-year-old Isaac Lawson is still reeling from the death of... Read More

Poor Alfred Buber! The homely, chubby child immigrant from Rhodesia worked his way up from practically nothing to the top of a Boston law firm but lives as a visitor in America, in his own home, and in his own skin. He is gifted,... Read More

A drum suddenly sounds, startling the young, rowdy listeners. A hush descends as a man in traditional First Nation garb proceeds to the front of the group. Immediately and almost magically, he captures the full attention of each child,... Read More

Anyone who has ever cherished a dream to go back to the land, raise their own food, and take steps toward self-sufficiency will enjoy this exploration of the authors’ years-long journey down that road. Long-time homesteaders in a... Read More

A dozen children of different ages sit on benches in a sunlit room in The Country School, Winslow Homer’s 1871 painting. The teacher looks at the three boys to her right; like most of the other children in the painting, they are... Read More